Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen) vs iPad (A4)

Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen) $1,000
iPad (A4) $499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$499
CPU
Core i5-1235U
CPU
A4 (iPad)
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz
GPU
PowerVR SGX535 A4
Memory
8GB
Memory
256MB
Storage
128GB
Storage
16GB
Display
13" LCD IPS 2880x1920 Touch
Display
9.7" LCD IPS 1024x768 Touch
Core i5-1235U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
A4 (iPad)
1 Core
1 Thread
1GHz Clock
GB6S 1,865
46%
GB6M 5,680
21%
N/A
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N/A
0%
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz
640 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX535 A4
4 Shaders
250MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 20 FPS
17%
FP32 1.54 TFLOPS
3%
N/A
0%
FP32 0 TFLOPS
0%
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
256MB
LPDDR-400
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
16GB
186 min 4K Video
5%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13"
LCD IPS
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9.7"
LCD IPS
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450 Nits
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400 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2880x1920
5.5 Million Pixels
266 PPI
1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
132 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
10.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/3.24" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
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Front
5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
4K up to 30 FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Features
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Not Included
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Facial
No Biometrics
2
1
2
No Microphones
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X61
5G mmWave
No Cellular
Modem
Infineon
X-Gold 618
3G
Speed
Up to 2500Mbps Download
Up to 900Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 7.2Mbps Download
Up to 5.76Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 2.1
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Ambient Light
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Data
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1x Apple 30-pin
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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External
External
65W
15.00V
4.00A
10W
5.10V
2.10A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-PD
2.10A 5V (10.5W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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50.2Wh
6623mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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24.8Wh
6613mAh
3.75V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 15.5 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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Windows
iPadOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Height
287 mm (11.3 in)
Width
208 mm (8.2 in)
Depth
9.3 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.600 L
Height
242.8 mm (9.6 in)
Width
189.7 mm (7.5 in)
Depth
13.4 mm (0.5 in)
Volume
0.600 L
Weight
879 g (31.01 oz)
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680 g (23.99 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Change Comparison